Marine Corporal Juan Dominguez couldn't get the words "Will you go on a date with me?" to come out of his mouth.

This sure had never happened before. Heck, he'd been talking nonstop to Alexis Lazaro for months. He'd met her when she accompanied a friend of hers to Camp Pendleton's hospital to visit a pal at the rehabilitation unit. They'd become "good friends," says Juan, 28.

He could tell Alexis anything. About growing up in the desolation of Deming, New Mexico. About the music he loved. About his young daughter, Victoria. About that day in Afghanistan while on patrol in the violent Sangin district. About the horror of seeing his legs blown off seconds after he stepped on an improvised explosive device. About how when it seemed to him the sky was a perfect blue as the medics lifted his broken body into the helicopter. About waking up in a military hospital in Germany only to realize his right arm was missing, too. "Well at least I don't have to salute officers anymore," joked Juan, who is usually never at a loss for words.

But on this October day, Alexis was looking so fine and smelling so good that suddenly he couldn't manage one simple sentence. "I'm pretty smooth with girls, but this one made me nervous," says this corporal from the fearsome "Darkhorse" Third Battalion Fifth Marines. "I knew she was a keeper."

For her part, Alexis Lazaro hadn't been looking for love when she met Juan. The Arizona native was studying to be a graphic designer at the Art Institute of Tucson and didn't want a boyfriend. But she found her thoughts turning constantly to Dominguez.

"I just don't go out with anyone. But I just kept thinking about me and him – and I was like, no Alexis, you can't go out with him," says Alexis, 24. "I didn't have a boyfriend because I didn't want a boyfriend, but I was like, wow, I want everyone to meet Juan. You don't see his wounds. He doesn't let you see that because of his personality."

So despite her best intentions, she found herself completing his sentence. "Yes," she told him, "I'll go out with you."

The couple says right away they knew this was the real deal. "It was pretty darn close to perfect," says Juan. And so Alexis moved from Arizona to be with him. "I think we both needed each other," says Alexis. "I think we complete each other."

Not everyone was so certain at first. Some people in her life cautioned her about the difficulty of living with a soldier who had been through so much trauma. "It was a real problem at first. Some people in my life said, 'How are you going to break up with him?' I was like, 'Excuse me?' I just didn't listen to all that. I love someone who doesn't have two legs and an arm."

Mostly, though, the couple, who got engaged in February 2012, have received nothing but support. When they settled in Temecula to be near Camp Pendleton, the city declared a Corporal Dominguez Day and he and Alexis were gifted a home by the Gary Sinise Foundation for wounded veterans in conjunction with the Stephen Siller Tunnel Foundation, named for a firefighter who died during 9/11.

In fact it was during the celebration giving Juan the key to their new house that the owner of the Wilson Creek Winery offered Juan his winery free of charge for their wedding. Alexis had already met event planner Jennifer Malloy of Amoré Events to help with wedding plans. Says Juan, "I had already told Alexis to hire her already – this wedding stuff is more stressful than combat."

But as soon as Molloy heard their story, she told the couple she wanted to donate her services: "It was such an honor for me to help them on so many levels." And as Molloy went to others in the community about the wedding, she found they wanted to do the same. "Sometimes I wouldn't even finish my sentence before they would be jumping at the chance to be a part of it," says Molloy.

In a matter of a few months, the couple had all the elements of a $30,000 dream wedding – officiant, photographer, DJ, string duo, lighting, hair and makeup from Gary Sinise's personal makeup artist, rehearsal dinner – all in addition to Wilson Creek's donation of food and beverage.

"We were just floored," says Juan. "That is just what Temecula does. They give you the world and they are really nice."

On April 27 the couple married in front of 147 friends and family. Juan underwent intense physical therapy with his prosthetic legs in the months leading up to the wedding for one reason: Alexis.

"He wanted to walk beside his wife under the sword arch at his wedding and dance with her in his arms," says Molloy. "Seeing this happen in person was one of the most emotional and amazing things I have ever witnessed – and I think it was that way for most of the guests present as well."

Back now from their honeymoon in Bora Bora, Juan says two things will always stand out in his memory from their wedding. "It was our dance – I had always wanted to dance with her," he says. "The second thing that stands out is my guys doing the sword arch and properly welcoming Alexis into the Marine Corps family."

In the future the two hope to start a family, but not before Alexis completes her degree in graphic design and Juan pursues some musical studies –he was a guitar player before being wounded, and now he has moved to drums. Says Alexis, "I feel like I'm living a fairytale."

"It felt like the first time," Alexis Lazaro says of kissing her husband in the vows exchange. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
Pastor Jim Vedro was among the many Temecula wedding professionals and vendors who donated their services to create this couple's dream wedding. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
The rustic sign pointing guests in the right direction was made by the couple. RANDY GREEN, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
Juan Dominguez spent months in grueling physical rehab so that he could walk down the aisle and stand for his wedding in his prothetic limbs. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
The couple walked beneath the sword arch created by members of "Darkhorse" Third Battalian Fifth Marines. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
Juan Dominguez' daughter Victoria and dog Ami joined the festivities. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
Everyone in the wedding party either played a part in bringing the wounded Dominguez home or served with him in the Marine Corps. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
Marine Corporal Juan Dominguez married Alexis Lazaro April 27 after vendors in Temecula donated $30,000 worth of services so the couple could have their dream wedding. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula donated the venue for the wedding that was blend of vintage chic and winery elegance. Murrieta Flower Girl donated floral arrangements at cost. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
The wedding cake was donated by Debbie McLaughlin of Cakes to Celebrate. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
"I had always wanted to dance with her," says Corporal Dominguez, who had not worn his prosthetic limbs to such a degree before his wedding day. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
The couple's cake was donated by Debbie McLaughlin of Cakes to Celebrate. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM
The groom takes a spin on the dance floor with his wife, daughter and guests. Music was provided by DJ Mark. RANDY GREEN, RK GREEN STUDIOS, RANDY GREEN, RKGREENSTUDIOS.COM

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